Walvis project "SKYSCRAPER"

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Description

Utrecht University rebo ucwosl From January -September 2019 a huge whale called 'Skyscraper' visited Utrecht. The whale was based at the Catharijnesingel. Main aims of the project were to raise awareness regarding the pollution of rivers and oceans with - amongst others - plastic. Furthermore the project aims to contribute to more sustainable cities and societies and to build bridges between the university and society.

Period20 Jul 2020

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleOverview of media attention
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletdivers
    Media typeOther
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date20/07/20
    Descriptionoverview of media attention
    PersonsMarleen van Rijswick, Rebecca van Musscher
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Keywords

  • whale
  • skyscraper
  • plastic pollution
  • sustainable cities